"Shaun White Snowboarding will let you tackle the slopes in four different locales: Japan, Europe, Park City, Utah, and Alaska. The latter was the only mountain shown during the event, which featured a mixture of huge jumps and cliffs on the upper elevations, gradually turning into more of a slalomlike course as you continued down the mountain toward the tree line."

They're fine. I actually prefer an always connected experience.
I'd really prefer an offline way to play, but its not a bother.
I don't really like them, and am more reluctant to buy a game because of it.
I won't buy them. I want my games offline.